除外

chúwài

verb HSK 7-9 #11,954

Meanings

1 to exclude
2 not including
3 except

Characters

to exclude; except

outside; beyond

Examples

周末除外，我每天都上班。

Zhōumò chúwài, wǒ měitiān dōu shàngbān.

Except for weekends, I go to work every day.

税费除外，这个商品的价格是五百元。

Shuì fèi chúwài, zhège shāngpǐn de jiàgé shì wǔbǎi yuán.

Not including tax, this product costs five hundred yuan.

Tips

grammar

除外 is typically placed after the excluded item: X除外 = excluding X. This is different from 除了X以外, where 除了 comes before the item.

Stroke Order

除 chú

外 wài